Download or read book Blue Collar Broadway written by Timothy R. White and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the scenes of New York City's Great White Way, virtuosos of stagecraft have built the scenery, costumes, lights, and other components of theatrical productions for more than a hundred years. But like a good magician who refuses to reveal secrets, they have left few clues about their work. Blue-Collar Broadway recovers the history of those people and the neighborhood in which their undersung labor occurred. Timothy R. White begins his history of the theater industry with the dispersed pre-Broadway era, when components such as costumes, lights, and scenery were built and stored nationwide. Subsequently, the majority of backstage operations and storage were consolidated in New York City during what is now known as the golden age of musical theater. Toward the latter half of the twentieth century, decentralization and deindustrialization brought the emergence of nationally distributed regional theaters and performing arts centers. The resulting collapse of New York's theater craft economy rocked the theater district, leaving abandoned buildings and criminal activity in place of studios and workshops. But new technologies ushered in a new age of tourism and business for the area. The Broadway we know today is a global destination and a glittering showroom for vetted products. Featuring case studies of iconic productions such as Oklahoma! (1943) and Evita (1979), and an exploration of the craftwork of radio, television, and film production around Times Square, Blue-Collar Broadway tells a rich story of the history of craft and industry in American theater nationwide. In addition, White examines the role of theater in urban deindustrialization and in the revival of downtowns throughout the Sunbelt.
Download or read book Blue Collar Players written by Timothy R. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Timothy Wright, wrote this book “Blue Collar Players” which stemmed from several reasons one top motive was his Inner desire that, he wanted it to become a reality - from mind to a book. Additional reasons where: 1) LIFE EXPERIENCES; (Others can relate too or see other aspects and perspectives) 2) LAUGHTER; He wanted to share laughter with many people, (In which he knows laughter is medicine for the soul). 3) LOVE; He wanted to share moments of innocent Love (Pure love experiences) 4) IMPRESSION; He wanted to share how others can Influence (Many can impact one’s life either in positive and/or negative manner) 5) LUST; (Each person can experience lust even if that’s not their focus in the beginning) 6) DECISIONS; Choices, Choices, Choices and Last Choices (“While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions.” “We can try to avoid making choices by doing nothing, but even that is a decision. It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.”) 7) DELIGHT; overall the author wants everyone to get enjoyment from the reading of this book. Surely, Blue Collar Players is a book that the authors hope many enjoy; he knows that everyone has a story in their life that someone in the world can relate too. Reminiscing or what some people will call, back in the day until this current time, many have influential impact whether in actions, non-action or conversation. Whether it is girl talk, guy talk, women and/or men talk; we all can help each other by sharing the experience of one’s life. It is great that you are getting to know us. Did you ask who is the us? (Us is; the author, characters of the story, neighbors, associates, friends, teachers, entrepreneurs, business owners, blue collar workers and people who serve you or others on a daily basis. From the Author to Readers and Supporters thank you to all who assisted, encouraged, invested time, talent; and purchased this book Blue Collar Players. Readers, Enjoy: Please write comments to author at email: [email protected]
Download or read book Sweat written by Lynn Nottage and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who have spent their lives sharing drinks, secrets, and laughs while working together on the factory floor. But when layoffs and picket lines begin to chip away at their trust, the friends find themselves pitted against each other in a heart-wrenching fight to stay afloat.
Download or read book When Broadway Was the Runway written by Marlis Schweitzer and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-08-19 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2009 When Broadway Was the Runway explores the central and largely unacknowledged role of commercial Broadway theater in the birth of modern American fashion and consumer culture. Long before Hollywood's red carpet spectacles, Broadway theater introduced American women to the latest styles. At the beginning of the twentieth century, theater impresarios captured the imagination of their largely female patrons by transforming the stage into a glorious site of consumer spectacle. Theater historian Marlis Schweitzer examines how these impresarios presented the dresses actresses wore onstage, as well as the jewelry and hairstyles they chose, as commodities that were available for purchase in nearby department stores and salons. The Merry Widow Hat, designed for the hit operetta of the same name, sparked an international craze, and the dancer Irene Castle became a fashion celebrity when she anticipated the flapper look of the 1920s by nearly a decade. Not only were the latest styles onstage, but advertisements appeared throughout theaters, in programs, and on the curtains, while magazines such as Vogue vied for the rights to publish theatrical costume sketches and Harper's Bazar enticed readers with photo spreads of actresses in couture. This combination of spectatorship and consumption was a crucial step in the formation of a mass market for consumer goods and the rise of the cult of celebrity. Through historical analysis and dozens of early photographs and illustrations, Schweitzer aims a spotlight at the cultural and economic convergence of the theater and fashion industries in the United States.
Download or read book Tales of a Blue Collar Actor written by Jordan Rhodes and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Life of a Blue-Collar Actor, we follow Jordan Rhode's incredible television and Hollywood career that spans over 55 years. And he is still going strong! Jordan has appeared on some of the most legendary TV shows in starring roles working alongside some of the best-known actors of our day. In television he is best known for his roles on The Streets of San Francisco, Quincy, Barnaby Files, The Rockford Files, Marcus Welby, MD and Matlock. He starred in some of the most legendary movies-of-the-week, The Blue and the Grey starring Gregory Peck and Stacy Keach, Once and Eagle starring Sam Elliot, and Testimony of Two Men, plus the cult classic, The Nightstalker starring Darren McGavin to mention a few. Most recently he is known for Marooned, All the Kings Men, The Indian Runner and House of Good and Evil as "Evil". In this memoir, Jordan recounts his adventures and close friendships with Sean Penn, Robert Wagner and Chuck Connors as well as working with the biggest name in film and TV including, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Charles Bronson, Michael Douglas, Gene Hackman, Jodie Foster, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Rush, James Garner, Stephanie Powers, Jill St. John, Nick Nolte, Leslie Nielsen, Karl Malden, Viggo Mortensen, David Morse, Patricia Arquette, and Linda Cristal to name a few. In 2008 Jordan wrote Produced and starred in the acclaimed stage show PAPA, The Man, The Myth, The Ledged a one-man show which begins and ends on the morning of July 2, 1961, the last day of Hemmingway's life. Told in flashback, PAPA presents the triumphs and tragedies of Hemmingway's fascinating life. Jordan toured the show to many cities around the United States to great critical acclaim. PAPA will get a Broadway revival in 2021.
Download or read book Blue grass and Broadway written by Maria Thompson Daviess and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good People written by David Lindsay-Abaire and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Welcome to Southie, a Boston neighborhood where a night on the town means a few rounds of bingo, where this month's paycheck covers last month's bills, and where Margie Walsh has just been let go from yet another job. Facing eviction and
Download or read book A Place for Us written by Julia L. Foulkes and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The making of the classic musical: “A fascinating read focusing equally on the show and the world into which it was born.”—Choice From its 1957 Broadway debut to multiple revivals, from the Oscar-winning film to countless amateur productions, West Side Story is nothing less than an American touchstone—an updating of Shakespeare vividly realized in a rapidly changing postwar New York. A lifelong fan of the show, Julia Foulkes became interested in its history when she made an unexpected discovery: scenes for the iconic film version were shot on the demolition site destined to become part of the Lincoln Center redevelopment area—a crowning jewel of postwar urban renewal. Foulkes interweaves the story of the creation of the musical and film with the remaking of the Upper West Side and the larger tale of New York’s postwar aspirations. Making unprecedented use of director and choreographer Jerome Robbins’s revelatory papers, she shows the crucial role played by the political commitments of Robbins and his collaborators Leonard Bernstein and Arthur Laurents. Their determination to evoke life in New York as it was actually lived helped give West Side Story its unshakable sense of place even as it put forward a vision of a new, vigorous, determinedly multicultural American city. Beautifully written and full of surprises for even the most dedicated West Side Story fan, A Place for Us is a revelatory new exploration of an American classic.
Download or read book Blue grass and Broadway written by Maria Thompson Daviess and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Blue-grass and Broadway" by Maria Thompson Daviess. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Download or read book The Road Crew written by Gabrielle Kielich and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Road Crew: Live Music and Touring is an in-depth study of the road crew – the group of workers who handle the logistical and technical requirements of popular music concert tours – that provides an extensive look at the activities and personnel involved in the daily operation of these events. Using interviews with road crew members, participant observation at concert venues and archival research, this book covers a range of topics, including how they learn their roles and maintain work through networks and informal practices, the experience of being on tour and the workplace culture of road crews, the daily tasks and necessary documents that contribute to the realisation of concert events, and the integral role that tour managers play in the working lives of musicians. The book also provides important insights into the experience of women working in a male-dominated field, the ways in which hierarchy shapes the working lives of “support” workers and the effects of touring on road crew members. The Road Crew will be of interest to scholars and students of popular music, live music and the creative industries, as well as music fans, journalists, and professionals and practitioners in the music industries.
Download or read book Clockwork Liza written by Martin Wimmer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Actress, singer, musical theater star, gay icon: Liza Minnelli. Always citing the past but acting in present, her image is an oddity of the entertainment industry. Private background and acting roles flow together in the case of Minnelli who was born into the American show business in 1946. But she is more than "Cabaret", Great American Songbook, Broadway and drag model. This book is neither another sentimental biography of her so-called tragic private life nor a pure scientific examination. It simply aims to analyze her single fields of work in theater, film, television, recording studio and on concert stage that all perform together like a clockwork.
Download or read book Working Backstage written by Christin Essin and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working Backstage illuminates the work of New York City’s theater technicians, shining a light on the essential contributions of unionized stagehands, carpenters, electricians, sound engineers, properties artisans, wardrobe crews, makeup artists, and child guardians. Too-often dismissed or misunderstood as mere functionaries, these technicians are deeply engaged in creative problem-solving and perform collaborative, intricate choreographed work that parallels the performances of actors, singers, and dancers onstage. Although their contributions have fueled the Broadway machine, their contributions have been left out of most theater histories. Theater historian Christin Essin offers clear and evocative descriptions of this invaluable labor, based on her archival research and interviews with more than 100 backstage technicians, members of the New York locals of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. A former theater technician herself, Essin provides readers with an insider’s view of the Broadway stage, from the suspended lighting bridge of electricians operating followspots for A Chorus Line; the automation deck where carpenters move the massive scenic towers for Newsies; the makeup process in the dressing room for The Lion King; the offstage wings of Matilda the Musical, where guardians guide child actors to entrances and exits. Working Backstage makes an significant contribution to theater studies and also to labor studies, exploring the politics of the unions that serve backstage professionals, protecting their rights and insuring safe working conditions. Illuminating the history of this typically hidden workforce, the book provides uncommon insights into the business of Broadway and its backstage working relationships among cast and crew members.
Download or read book Americana written by Knut Holtsträter and published by Waxmann Verlag. This book was released on 2024 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essay collection Americana poses the basic question of how American music can be described and analyzed as such, as American music. Situated at the intersection between musicology and American Studies, the essays focus on the categories of aesthetics, authenticity, and performance in order to show how popular music is made American-from Alaskan hip hop to German Schlager, from Creedence Clearwater Revival to film scores, from popular opera to U2, from the Rolling Stones to country rap, and from Steve Earle to the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.
Download or read book After The Gold Rush written by Robert Dahl and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-05-02 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the Gold Rush begins in January 1926, when the ship carrying Robert Dahl steams into the harbor in Skagway, Alaska. The ten-year-old boy has been traveling for over a week with his mother and two brothers from the tiny town in northwest Iowa where he was born. As the ship’s crew prepares to dock, the brothers eagerly scan the wharf for a glimpse of their father, who arrived a few weeks earlier to become the town’s only physician. Driven by hopes of finding Yukon gold, thousands had once passed through Skagway. By the time of the Dahl family’s arrival in 1926, the population had shrunk to five hundred. Although some buildings remaining from the Gold Rush days made sections of Skagway look like a ghost town, the young boy from the plains of Iowa was entranced by the wild beauty of the surrounding mountains, which he would explore in the years to come. In this highly personal tale of Robert Dahl ́s years in Skagway, we meet the people of the town—at school, at work, at play, hunting and fishing. We meet town "characters," a few remaining from the Gold Rush days, others whose drifting had ended in Skagway. We meet Tlingit Indians, who were made "outcasts in their own land" by the visible and invisible barriers of small-town life. The author concludes with the hope that "this lovely piece of our world will be preserved as long as human beings, and our fellow creatures who inhabit those splendid mountains, valleys, forests, rivers, streams, and, yes, even the glaciers, continue to live on this earth."
Download or read book Our Navy the Standard Publication of the U S Navy written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colored Lights written by John Kander and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography, in dialogue, of the composer and lyricist of Chicago and Cabaret as well as a wise and witty memoir of forty years of American musicals.
Download or read book Staging a Comeback written by Peter C. Kunze and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1980s, Walt Disney Productions was struggling, largely bolstered by the success of its theme parks. Within fifteen years, however, it had become one of the most powerful entertainment conglomerates in the world. Staging a Comeback: Broadway, Hollywood, and the Disney Renaissance argues that far from an executive feat, this impressive turnaround was accomplished in no small part by the storytellers recruited during this period. Drawing from archival research, interviews, and textual analysis, Peter C. Kunze examines how the hiring of theatrically trained talent into managerial and production positions reorganized the lagging animation division and revitalized its output. By Aladdin, it was clear that animation—not live action—was the center of a veritable “renaissance” at Disney, and the animated musicals driving this revival laid the groundwork for the company’s growth into Broadway theatrical production. The Disney Renaissance not only reinvigorated the Walt Disney Company but both reflects and influenced changes in Broadway and Hollywood more broadly.
